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The company that originally made the belt for the treadle sewing machine can provide a new belt. Look for the name of the manufacturer on your treadle machine, and if that company is no longer in business, inquire of the Singer company that may be able to provide a similar belt.
This is the kind of non-electric sewing machine that isoperated by a treadle, or rocking type of platform to make the needle move.
You would pump the treadle up and down as you sewed.
This is the kind of non-electric sewing machine that isoperated by a treadle, or rocking type of platform to make the needle move.
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You can call the Singer Company and get anything for the machine.They still have the parts and sell the belts. There is an 800 number for them.
Your feet on the pedal and your hand on the wheel. Everything on a treadle is manual. Some people put one foot on the back and one foot on the front of the treadle pedal when they are making the machine work. Treadle sewing takes a lot of practice! The pedal is attached to the sewing machine with a leather belt wrapped around a large wheel that is then wrapped around the wheel on the sewing machine.
There was the Volo sewing machine put out by the E.C. Simmons hardware company in the late 1800's to early 1900's. It was a treadle machine and I guess you can't get much simpler than that.
A foot treadle was used, a belt was used to transfer the energy from the treadle to the shaft on the machine.
A treadle If it's one a foot powered machine, it is called a treadle. On an electric machine, it's actually the foot control which is commonly called the pedal(just don't spell it peddle which means to sell.)
i have a treadle style broom machine not sure of the year i think its pre 1840. You could look on the antique section of ebay, or talk to your local antique dealer.
i have a treadle style broom machine not sure of the year i think its pre 1840. You could look on the antique section of ebay, or talk to your local antique dealer.